MingxiCC(mc)

A very small C-like(subset-C) compiler. Written in C, compiling mc source file to x86 assembly.

Usage

Requirement:

Need `flex`, `bison`, `clang` and `clang-tools` installed.

Compiling mc:

# Compile the mc compiler.
$ make

Usage:

# Run mc, producing an assembly file.
$ build/mc test_src/mytest__ret12.c
# Use the GNU toolchain to assemble and link.
$ ./link

Viewing the code after preprocessing:

$ build/mc --dump-expansion test_src/mytest__ret12.c

Viewing the AST:

$ build/mc --dump-ast test_programs/mytest__ret12.c

Running tests:

$ make test

Debugging

Use gdb to debug the compiled and linked program.

Code Quality

The make command may generate warnings or errors, fix them. You can also run make with Clang Static Analyzer toolset to catch further issues, e.g.

$ scan-build make

For code formatting, run:

$ make format